4
row(verb, oppose, fight, dispute, object)
4
set forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, state, maintain)
4
support(verb, maintain, promote, favor, back)
4
tell(verb, state, maintain, declare, reveal)
4
testify(verb, support, state, present, maintain)
4
try(verb, work, attack, play, fight)
4
tug(verb, work, meet, attack, oppose)
4
wage war(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
3
verify(verb, support, state, maintain, favor)
3
admit(verb, affirm)
3
advocate(verb, support, state, hold, maintain)
3
aim(verb, work, attack, struggle, try)
3
approve(verb, support, favor, defend, explain)
3
argufy
3
attest(verb, state, hold, press, present)
3
broach(verb, yield, urge, submit, request)
3
bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight)
3
certify(verb, support, state, maintain, back)
3
champion(verb, support, hold, claim, defend)
3
clamor(verb, struggle, conflict, wrestle)
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